ἀμίς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄμη (ámē, water bucket) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ís).

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Noun

ἀμῐ́ς (amísf (genitive ἀμῐ́δος); third declension

  1. chamber pot
    Synonyms: ἐνουρήθρα (enourḗthra), οὐράνη (ouránē), οὐρητρίς (ourētrís), σκωραμίς (skōramís), χερνίβιον (kherníbion)

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